On the day when the Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 12,000 for the first time since June 2008, it was impossible not to correlate the eloquence and optimism of President Obama's "State of the Union" speech on Tuesday night with the restoration of a sense of perspective and hope in the USA about the future. Obama grasped the nettle full-on. "We are poised for progress," he declared, adding: "Two years after the worst recession most of us have ever known, the stock market has come roaring back. Corporate profits are up. The economy is growing." As one blogger expressed it, though - and he is a former Goldman Sachs trader called Tyler Durden, so he ought to know wheref he speaks: "There was a massive pink elephant in the room called reality though." Durden's gripe is with what he deems to be the unreality of Obama's praising Google and Facebook so highly in an Ameri... (more)

JBoss Could Be "Sun's Best Defense Against .NET," Says Marc Fleury

(August 27, 2002) - It all began earlier this month when Scott McNealy implied in an interview that the Open Source model would hamstring Sun completely in its attempt to out-gun Microsoft in the enterprise-level computing arena by threatening the licensing revenue Sun and others need to finance J2EE's advertising and R&D.; Now the founder of JBoss, one of the most widely spread OS implementations of all, a full-fledged application server already in its 3.0 version, has published an online rebuttal of McNealy's remarks. Writing on the main page of the JBoss site, www.jboss.org, Marc Fluery - who is also president of JBoss Group LLC - claims that OS in general "and JBoss in particular" are on the contrary "Sun's best defense against Microsoft .NET." Can OS Help Save the App Server Tier from .NET? "Only Open Source," Fleury argues, "has proven uniquely resilient to a ... (more)

JBoss Joins the JCP - But J2EE License Issue Still Unresolved

(September 24, 2003) - With the stated goal of promoting Java, JBoss Group LLC has joined the Java Community Process (JCP). Under the agreement, JBoss developers can now participate in the expert groups that develop Java standards, including J2EE. Like all commercial entities, JBoss will pay Sun $5,000 annually to qualify for JCP participation. JBoss developers had previously joined the JCP, but on an individual basis; now JBoss is a JCP member as a corporate entity. "JCP is pleased to see JBoss join the community and welcomes their contributions through the community; it's a commitment to compatibility," said Onno Kluyt, director, JCP PMO. Unresolved is the issue of whether JBoss should pay to license J2EE. JBoss says it should be exempt from paying for the Technology Compatibility Kit, because of its open-source base. The TCKs can cost from tens to hundreds of tho... (more)

VTech + Skype: Cordless Phones Make IP Telephony Talk Of The Town

The promise of free, landline quality sound, is gaining a wider audience. Internet telephony, which offers free voice calls to anyone using peer-to-peer networks, is becoming a formidable rival to traditional carriers such as Verizon and AT&T;, offering virtually all the same features, at no cost to consumers. The latest advancement comes from VTech Communications, which has introduced a cordless phone, the usb7100 VTech Skype, that provides the benefits and features of Skype's free Internet telephony. Donna Silbert, vice president of product management at VTech, was enthusiastic about the news. "Until now, consumers in the U.S. could only take advantage of Skype's free Internet telephony software and features when connected directly to their computer," she said. "VTech is excited to partner with Skype to offer users unlimited, superior quality voice calls using the... (more)

Aspect-Oriented Programming and You

One of the coolest parts of the new SproutCore View layer is its ability to use aspect-based programming to add behaviors to views. Aspect-based programming is built on the premise that often objects that don’t follow from the same class hierarchy may in fact need similar behaviors. This is especially true in GUI programming when designers come to you and say something like “I came up with this new widget - it looks kind of like a progress bar but it acts like a button when you click on it”. In SproutCore, you capture these common behaviors in a “mixin”.  A mixin is just a collection or properties and methods that are added to your class when you define it.  The view layer will actually look for specific hooks on your mixin so that you can automatically hook into the drawing engine, listen for events, etc.  It’s very powerful. Take the example above: with the button... (more)

Oracle + Sun by Spring?

Mergers & Acquisitions on Ulitzer We hear - well, you know how people talk - that Oracle has been quietly meeting with the European Commission and is now expecting it to take - what with the Christmas break and all - until April or May to get clearance for its acquisition of Sun Microsystems. That would be a year to 13 months after Oracle agreed to buy the joint. It took Oracle longer to get its hands on PeopleSoft, a crusade that took from June of 2003 to January of 2005 plus a federal judge throwing out the Justice Department's antitrust objections. However, PeopleSoft wasn't bleeding from its jugular the way Sun is. And that's not only sales dropping like an anchor but demoralized Sun staff fleeing too. Oracle reportedly had a short list of Sun people it really wanted to keep. One source close to Sun says the delay in closing the deal has cost Oracle half the 10 ... (more)

New Lightstreamer Server Released, With Support for Silverlight, Flex AMF, and Bidirectional Web Streaming

MILAN, ITALY -- (Marketwire) -- 02/17/10 -- Lightstreamer Server v.3.6 has been released, together with important updates to all its client APIs. Lightstreamer is the leading "Push Engine" used by international tier-one financial institutions to deliver real-time market data through the Web. Lightstreamer was the first Push Server to support HTML and AJAX applications, updating the contents of any web page in real time, with no page reloads or browser plug-ins. Among many other client-side technologies, Lightstreamer introduced early support for Adobe Flex too. Full compatibility with binary Flex AMF (ActionScript Message Format) objects is now available with Lightstreamer 3.6, boosting the performance of any real-time Flex application. Furthermore, the new version of Lightstreamer has made available official support for Microsoft Silverlight applications. This means... (more)

CIBER Helps Glendale Community College Upgrade Systems to Better Serve Students and Staff

GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo., March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Students at Glendale Community College (GCC), just outside Los Angeles, now have more self-service options and staff members can more easily manage their workloads thanks to an implementation of Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and the Oracle E-Business Suite Human Capital Management (HCM). CIBER managed the implementations and provided added functionality to automate application processes as well as academic advising services. (PHOTO:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20010927/CBRLOGO) The software upgrades systems that the school uses for admissions, enrollment, student records, financial tracking and more. Along with streamlining processes and helping the school more easily meet stringent state requirements related to reporting on financial aid, matriculation and other data, the systems improve self-ser... (more)

Perfect Sense Digital to Unveil Dari, an Open Source Java Development Framework, at JavaOne 2012

- Dari is an intuitive Java development framework that accomplishes a wide range of peripheral tasks to let developers focus on their application. Crafted over years of large-scale problem solving, Dari brings professional best practices into every developer's workflow. - Come and meet us at JavaOne 2012, booth #5101. RESTON, Virginia, Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Next week at JavaOne 2012, Perfect Sense Digital will be unveiling Dari, the open source Java development framework that lets developers focus on their application in the most natural way. Well known for the unique experiences it builds with consumer publishing partners such as Scripps Networks Interactive, IndieWire, SnagFilms, Healthgrades and USA TODAY, Perfect Sense Digital (www.perfectsensedigital.com) is a fast-growing digital products and professional services company based in Reston, Virginia "O... (more)

Radio Flyer Speeds Growth With Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0

BROOMFIELD, CO -- (Marketwire) -- 01/30/13 -- ORACLE'S JD EDWARDS SUMMIT 2013 -- Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) News Facts Radio Flyer, the leading wagon and trike maker, is reducing costs, driving innovation and improving visibility into strategic business processes with Oracle's JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.0 and Oracle's Demantra Demand Management. As the manufacturer of the iconic red wagon neared its 95th anniversary, Radio Flyer decided it needed to standardize global operations on a single, modern platform to support business expansion and optimize the customer experience. With Terillium, a Platinum level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), Radio Flyer conducted a rapid implementation of Oracle Applications through the Oracle Accelerate for Midsize Companies program, enabling an on-time and on-budget deployment across supply chain, finance, operations, sales and pr... (more)

Marley Coffee and SA Studios Global Form Strategic Marketing Alliance

LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 07/02/13 -- Marley Coffee (OTCBB: JAMN), (www.marleycoffee.com), a sustainably grown, ethically farmed and artisan roasted gourmet coffee company, announced today that SA Studios Global ("SA"), an integrated cultural marketing agency, will serve as the company's strategic marketing partner. SA's impressive client portfolio includes entities such as PepsiCo, MetroPCS and Nike. SA is known for pioneering innovative strategy and marketing programs across cultural branding, collaborations, experiential, influencer-marketing, digital, social and ecommerce. SA's understanding of the Marley brand, coupled with a culture-led approach to marketing, are key factors in Marley Coffee's appointment of the agency. Their primary objective is to generate and execute on marketing concepts that create more brand awareness. "Our partnership with SA ... (more)